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Communities Connect is a statewide association of community-based coalitions dedicated to implementing local changes to ensure better healthcare access. Communities Connect promotes the sharing of best practices across the state and uses the combined voice of its membership to affect changes in state programs that support community solutions to health care access. Current CC membership includes two statewide organizations and coalitions representing 28 of the 39 counties in Washington State.

 

April 3, 2008

School Outreach Bill Signed Into Law

The School Outreach Bill, ESSB 5100, was signed into law by Governor Gregoire today. This bill requires public schools to ask whether students have health insurance & inform parents of uninsured children about Medicaid and SCHIP. The program will be piloted in up to six school districts during the 2008-09 school year. Click here to read the text of the bill.
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